LIAC Commissioners
The Minister Responsible for the National Library appoints six Commissioners after consultation with the Minister of Māori Affairs. The National Librarian is an ex officio member of the Commission.
The current appointees deliver the appropriate mix of skills and experience sought for LIAC and bring particular strengths relating to broadcasting, information technology, Mātauranga Māori, museum and public libraries management, and education. They are:
Don Hunn - Chair
Don Hunn was a senior New Zealand diplomat and civil servant. He was State Services Commissioner from 1987-1997. Since 1997 Don Hunn has undertaken over 50 public sector management assignments for both Government agencies and NGOs, both in New Zealand and overseas.Don Hunn is presently a Fellow of the Victoria University School of Government, and a Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Public Administration. He sits on the board of New Zealand Ballet. He is currently Chairman of the Technical Advisory Group (on water resources and distribution) at Kapiti Coast District Council, Chairman of the Chief Executive’s Advisory Panel at the Department of Building and Housing and Chairman of the Royal District Nursing Service New Zealand Ltd.
Don Hunn is an associate director, and New Zealand representative, of TFG International, a Sydney-based consultancy.
Hāromi Williams 
Ko Taiarahia te maunga. Taiarahia is the mountain. Ko Te Māhurehure te hapū. Te Māhurehure is the sub-tribe.
Ko Te Rewarewa te marae. Te Rewarewa is the marae.
Ko Tūhoe te iwi. The iwi is Tūhoe.
Hāromi is the Executive Manager for the Tūhoe Education Authority (TEA) a tribal organisation mandated by 13 schools to advocate and work on their behalf. TEA’s prime purpose is to provide schools and communities with assistance and support to improve educational outcomes for all of our children.
Hāromi has a Diploma in Teaching (Primary), Certificate in Education and Curriculum Management AMES, NSW and a Bachelor of Māori Education Te Whare Wānanga O Awanuiārangi Whakatāne. She intends to continue her Masters in 2009.
Hāromi has had 38 years experience in different education sectors both in NZ and NSW, Australia.
The TEA team are passionate and committed to indigenous education, mātauranga Māori and mātauranga ā Iwi. Our knowledge and language reflects our daily activities as Tūhoe people. We are charged with the responsibility of passing on to our children and grandchildren that body of knowledge which will clearly identify them as being Tūhoe first, NZ Māori second and thirdly a citizen of the world.
Hāromi is focussed on exploring innovative ways to ensure children and whānau access local, national and international knowledge and resources, wherever they are located in NZ and the world.
Hāromi acknowledges the great work contributed by the previous commissioners. She looks forward to sharing, learning and making a difference for all NZ communities and libraries. Mauri ora.
Bill Macnaught
Bill is Manager of Puke Ariki which comprises the museum, public library service and New Plymouth visitor information centre. He is experienced in the management of libraries and museums and has a good understanding of culture, heritage and ICT issues. In 2003, Bill was appointed as Chair of the Advisory Council on Libraries by the UK Minister responsible for libraries, a post he resigned from upon moving to New Zealand in 2005. He was also a Board member of the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council from 2003-2005. Bill was the founding secretary of the Society of Chief Librarians in England and Wales and contributed to the development of the People's Network in the UK. He was Head of Cultural Development, Gateshead Council UK, which involved the development of all cultural services including sport, arts, tourism, and libraries and prior to that he was Director of Libraries and Arts, Gateshead Council, UK. Bill has also been a visiting Professor at the University of Northumbria in England. Bill Macnaught’s career as a manager of, and advocate for, library, museum and cultural institutions of different kinds will enable LIAC to engage with the function of the Act (Section 24(2)(b)) which calls for it to promote collaboration among persons and institutions such as museums, libraries and archives. Bill has shown a strong personal commitment to cultural services and has the ability to strategise at a national level. He brings a wealth of international and national cultural sector experience along with extensive management expertise. Bill's experience with the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council will be valuable given the MLA Council acts as LIAC’s international reference group.
Bill has a Master of Arts (University of St Andrews) and a Diploma in Librarianship (University of Strathclyde). He was awarded a CBE (Commander of the British Empire) in 2005 for services to public libraries and cultural life. Bill Macnaught is based in New Plymouth and was reappointed to LIAC for a period of three years from September 2009.
Dr Brian Pauling
Brian founded the New Zealand Broadcasting School at CPIT in 1983 and was Head of School for fifteen years. He also established the first independent community access radio station, PLAINSFM in 1984. His current research involves a study of the implications of digital convergence on the delivery of teaching and learning. Having served five years, Brian was reappointed to LIAC in July 2009 for a period of one year.
Sue Roberts
BA(Hons), PGDipLib, MA, MCILIPSue Roberts is University Librarian at Victoria University of Wellington. Prior to coming to New Zealand in early 2007, Sue was Dean of Learning Services at Edge Hill University in Lancashire (UK) and the Director of SOLSTICE, a Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching with a focus on supported online learning.
Sue has a wide interest in, and experience of, academic library and learning services, having previously been Head of Information and Media Services at Edge Hill, and has worked in a variety of library and learning support roles within the higher education sector.
Sue has also researched and published in the fields of library management, leadership and development and is the co-author of Managing Information Services (Facet Publishing, 2004), Developing the New Learning Environment (Facet Publishing, 2005) and Leadership: the challenge for the information profession (Facet Publishing, 2008).
Sue is a member of CONZUL, a Director of LCoNZ (Library Consortium of New Zealand) and a Director of Vic Books.
Penny Carnaby - ex officio member
Penny was appointed Chief Executive and National Librarian in January 2003. She is currently one of the three Chief Executives on the Minister for Information Technology and Minister of Communication’s Digital Strategy Advisory Group, representing the ‘Content’ and ‘Confidence’ component of the strategy. She is also Deputy Chair of the Minister for Education’s ICT Steering Committee for Education; a member of the Public Sector Training Organisation Board (PSTO); the Library and Information Advisory Commission (LIAC); Council of Australian State Libraries (CAUL); and Conference of Directors of National Libraries (CDNL).
Prior to returning to New Zealand in 2003, Penny was University Librarian and Deputy Librarian at Macquarie University in Sydney. Previous to this she enjoyed a long career in the tertiary sector in several roles at Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology (CPIT), including leading integrated educational delivery services in library and learning services, e-learning and staff development. In 1999 – 2000 she served as National President of the Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (LIANZA), and was awarded a Fellowship of the Association in 2001.
She has a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Diploma of Education from the University of New South Wales.
Penny’s professional interest is in creating national frameworks and strategies to enhance the flow of information to all parts of society. She believes that New Zealand Aotearoa has the potential to become a leading information democracy.
Her personal interests include the environment and wildlife of Australia and New Zealand, and the management of a small farm on Banks Peninsula, growing native trees.
Nathan Torkington
Nat chaired the O'Reilly Open Source Convention and other O'Reilly conferences for over a decade. He ran the first website in New Zealand, co-wrote the best-selling Perl Cookbook, and was one of the founding O'Reilly Radar bloggers. He lives in Leigh and consults in the Asia-Pacific region. Former Commissioners include:
· Janet Copsey· Paul Thompson
· Evelyn Tobin
· Paul Reynolds
· Ainslie Dewe, Chair
· Chris Szekely
· Karl du Fresne
· Diana Kelly